Saturday, 21 July 2012

i cannot tell you how happy I was when the lovely Mel ..the yorkshire fox, suggested we do a tag swap.

.I love her work and boy I was not disappointed..

I was lucky to receive the most fantastic tag shown below, and much more, lots of lovely goodies all so beautifully wrapped,

it really made my heart smile.

So here is Mel's fab tag:

the only condition of the swap was that we added a heart..

we both love hearts..something about them..

i wish my photography skills could do this stunning tag justice..

the wire work is so wonderful and the textures on the tag are just amazing.

to see more of Mel's fantastic work make sure you pop across here ...it will be well worth it!
She is super talented and creative and makes the most beautiful and thoughtful pieces
and has a very kind heart .

Friday, 20 July 2012

well it is time for another Tim's tag and Tim's fab tag can be seen here. Here is my take on the tag , I had great fun with the compressed air..that had been bought ages ago and sat unused and unloved...not now...
so here is my tag:

I used all the details a s per Tim's tag but substituted the kraft core..as that is still on my wish list and i decided to go for a London theme. i am as usual, not very early but there is still time...see here for details

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

some days are lucky days and today is one for me as i have been honoured to have been asked by the lovely Frankie to become part of the fab team over at dragons dream tag it on . The theme for these two weeks was considering steampunk..a recipe challenge..to include fantasy, inventions and victoriana. So here is my first dt piece:

I love steampunk..it is one of my favourites ..i have used lots of techniques here to create the background..dry and heat embossing and then added some fab steampunk stamps..supplies detailed below.

i made a hot air balloon invention, using a stamp and an embossed cog die..i love these cogs!

hope you can see the embossed detail..and this stamp just makes me smile..i tinkered with it and added the word fly and some wings..cannot have enough wings , another thing i love at the moment..

there is still a week to go and there will be a top 3 chosen, who knows it could be you! make sure you pop across to see my fab new dt team mates creations..they are fab!
I also want to say a huge thanks to Frankie for asking me and to the rest of the team for giving me such a warm welcome! thanks

About Me

Hi I am Trace wife to my best friend and mum to 3 beautiful children, who make my life full.
I love all things distress and have found much inspiration in Vintage, distress and steampunk styles.I am very inspired by Tim Holtz and love his products.
my style seems to evolve and i am loving the journey !
I love playing with textures and anything inky!!

honoured to have been chosen

thrilled to have been chosen

having lots of fun

joining in

Tim's 12 tags of 2013

taking part in ....

thrilled to have won

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